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Thomas L. Kane letter to John K. Kane, 1858 March

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 13
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 1
Image of Thomas L. Kane letter to John K. Kane
Image of Thomas L. Kane letter to John K. Kane

Scope and Contents

Letter to Kane, saying that he feels that the Mormons' strategy will be to move out of Salt Lake Valley; Young is opposed to bloodshed; contemplates the possibilities of what would happen if the troops determined to exterminate the Mormons, relates a conversation he had with a Mormon woman.

Dates

  • Majority of material found in 1858 March

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

2 folded sheets (5 pages) ; 26 x 40 cm folded to 26 x 20 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

Typescript included in folder.

General

Holograph, signed.

Subjects

Digital Material

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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